Or perhaps it's a long-game being played where someone gets you used to thinking he's a good guy only to send something in a few months that really hurts someone.
I've simply sent the email address to my trash bin. Mark On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 1:51 PM Julien Roy <jul...@jroy.ca> wrote: > > I have opened the kernel.config file he sent (from within a container) out of > curiosity, and it's a legitimate .config file, so it does seem to be a > clueless user, or perhaps someone training a GPT bot... > He does not seem subscribed to this mailing list otherwise he might've > replied to the other emails in this chain. > In my case, if it keeps going, I will just add a rule to block him, since he > does send a lot of them... > > Julien > > > > Jan 20, 2022, 20:40 by lperk...@openeye.net: > > Yeah, the only reason I even bother to ask instead of just trashing them all > is that it's doing a decent job of seeming like a clueless noob who barely > knows English trying to start a discussion. So if that's the case then they > should take this one chance to say so clearly and distinctly. > > But it's probably just a phishing program by someone who thinks they > understand computers. > > Is there a virus scanner checking the list attachments for blatant things at > least? > > LMP > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wol <antli...@youngman.org.uk> > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 12:14 PM > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Crypt Ease Series > > Given that anybody with half a clue knows NEVER to open unsolicited > attachments, I'm verging on thinking it's phishing. Anyways, I'm THAT close > to setting up an auto-delete rule on anything from him. The email address > feels spammy, too ... > > Cheers, > Wol > > On 20/01/2022 19:57, Laurence Perkins wrote: > > Anybody know if these are phishing attempts or just cluelessness? They all > seem to be coming from the same email address, so if we think it's the former > we should probably block it. > > If it's the latter, then would the sender please give us some context about > what you're hoping to get for a reply? None of these things are particularly > interesting to much of anyone on this list I expect. > > LMP > > -----Original Message----- > From: xbx <xbx7...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 11:27 AM > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: [gentoo-user] Crypt Ease Series > > CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Do not click links or open attachments > unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. > > Hello Gentoo Users Developers! > > I would like to share, contribute my Encryption / Decryption algorithm. > > It uses + -, and bitwise xor to encrypt data. > > See the attached files. > > The last is the CryptEaseSuper-MAX the use 8 x ( 8 x 2) 2 ^ 64 bit integer to > encrypt / decrypt information. > > Sincerely xbx. > >
